The War of the Gargantuas
“A crisis, striking from the mountains and the sea! Greater Tokyo is the battlefield of death!”
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Two related giant humanoids emerge with sharply different attitudes towards people. Ishiro Honda turns their conflict into a city-threatening family dispute, with memorable attacks on ordinary public spaces. Suitmation fans get plenty to enjoy in the creatures' unusually personal scale and behaviour.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 4.5/10
- Plot
- 8/10
- Effects
- 4.5/10
- Dialogue
- 5.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 8/10
“The giant family disagreement has moved into public infrastructure.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 61
Synopsis and movie facts
Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster, attacks the shores of Tokyo. While the Japanese military prepares to take action, Gaira's Gargantua brother, Sanda, descends from the mountains to defend his kin. A battle between good and evil ensues, leaving brothers divided and a city in ruins.
- Released
- 1966
- Directed by
- Ishirō Honda
- Running time
- 88 min
- Original title
- フランケンシュタインの怪獣 サンダ対ガイラ
Starring
- Kenji Sahara as Dr. Yuzo Mamiya
- Kumi Mizuno as Akemi Togawa
- Russ Tamblyn as Dr. Paul Stewart
- Jun Tazaki as General Hashimoto
- Kipp Hamilton as Singer
- Yoshibumi Tajima as Officer Hirai
- Nobuo Nakamura as Professor Kita
- Hisaya Ito as Chief Izumida
Research behind this pick
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- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 3146.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review highlights entertaining attacks at an airport and nightclub as the monster moves into populated areas.
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